"Ting, to her credit, is more interested in the battle between heart and head, instinct and obligation, than in what follows. [The film] is about ambivalence, not gratification, and is more interesting for it."

“The film is beautifully executed, with gorgeous cinematography and a lovely sense of rhythm, long walking and talking steadicam shots juxtaposed with environment-establishing shots of the nighttime city. The editing, sound design, and music, both diegetic and non, weave together a sensory tapestry of sound and light.”

“Timing is the central force in the film… Despite the fact that the movie only follows the couple through two nights of chance meetings, spaced one year apart, the hours they do spend together seem to accomplish more than the years they’ve spent dating other people have. The title plays on this feeling, suggesting that they’re moving faster because they’re on Hong Kong time, but the film itself gives the impression that the nights they spend together exist outside of time altogether.”

“Genuinely romantic and consistently entertaining…the chemistry between the leads is tangible and easy to invest in thanks to a sharp script from Emily Ting and the skilled Bryan Greenberg and Jamie Chung delivering it with plentiful chemistry and soul.”

“While not quite as overtly philosophical as Linklater’s trilogy, writer/director Emily Ting’s own riff on the concept has a lot of the same magic, and for those who are looking for a film that explores modern love without relying on excessive clichés of the genre, this should work just fine.”